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"Rome was not built in a day, and the development of a strong navy could not be solved in a short time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe risk fleet of the year wanted to challenge the edge of the empire when the sun never set, and what was the final result? The foundation accumulated over hundreds of years will not be ended by the short-term rise of a country, and the Indian Navy wants to become a world power, but it lacks the foundation and opportunities. At that time, the United States rose in the decline and sinking of Europe, and the Soviet Union was also an empire created in the decline of other countries, so in the face of the powerful United States, the Soviet Union with strong naval strength, and the rising China, where did they come from to be confident that they would become the future ocean-going hegemon and the blue water navy that has always been strong? ”

Yanayev's answer was obviously with a hint of mockery and disdain, if a country's naval strength is really determined by the number of ships, then the Soviet Union had a chance to become the world's first maritime hegemonic navy as early as the Cold War. However, it would take a lot of money to maintain a strong navy, otherwise the Soviet Union would not have had to use the actual situation to build a naval fleet that was developed according to local conditions. There is also the need for strategic nuclear submarines to maintain their own sea power.

The Indian Navy's main battle equipment is also eagerly developing in the direction of large-scale, missile-based and automated. According to India's current plan, it will vigorously develop its own defense industry and shipbuilding capabilities, design and manufacture a series of aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, and a series of other ships on its own, study and design nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and greatly enhance the status of the navy among the three armed services and the ratio of its budget in defense expenditure, so as to meet the needs of its strategy of controlling the Indian Ocean.

However, at the level of development of India's military-industrial complex, all this exists only in a beautiful fantasy.

Although he disdained the haste with the development of the Indian Navy, Yanayev's arms business was still carried out, after all, it was an arms sale delivered to the door, and out of the principle of contributing to the country's finances, Yanayev still made the most experienced comrade Yazov a representative of the state banquet. Continuing to carry forward the Uskinov principle, put the Indian delegation on the table first.

Of course, it is difficult for this new group of representatives of the Ministry of Defense to appreciate the nightmare of the delegation when they purchased the Kyiv-class aircraft carrier three years ago, but now they can rediscover the cruelty of the red polar bear.

Yanayev stretched, and he looked at the brightly lit Kremlin. Now the St. George's Room is supposed to be hosting guests from India. And at this time, the Soviet Union will also show its own tricks and get them drunk. Yanayev muttered to himself, "What kind of deal can be reached at the negotiating table tomorrow depends on the state banquet tonight." ”

The atmosphere of the state banquet was unusually peaceful, but it was only a prelude to the Soviet delegates' wine-fighting. Yazov picked up the glass and said to Indian Deputy Defense Minister Myrath, "Drinking in the Soviet Union, generally speaking, we don't show up at the state banquet if you can't light it on fire, so I'll give you a glass of this one." ”

Then, in the stunned eyes of the Indian delegation, Yazov took the cup and drank it down.

That's a spirit that can light a fire! Minister Myrat had never experienced such a scene, and under the reflection of the crystal lamp, Yazov's flushed face looked in good spirits. He put down his cup and made a gesture of please, and said to Myratt, "Please, Minister Myratt. Cheers to our arms sales. ”

The corners of Melat's mouth twitched, not knowing what to do. Before, he heard that the Soviet representatives liked to fight wine on the wine table and thought it was alarmist, but he didn't expect that in the face of such a scene, Myrat was still a little cowardly.

At this time, Yazov added a knife faintly, "If tonight's state banquet is drunk, maybe it will help tomorrow's negotiations?" ”

Yazov's hint is that tomorrow they will be willing to put water in the negotiations, as long as the Indian delegation can drink them. And then for the well-prepared Soviet delegation, India's move was undoubtedly an egg to a stone.

"Drink, drink it." Deputy Minister Myratt raised his glass and drank it down. All he could feel was a scorching heat that burned through his throat down his throat, from his heart and liver to his stomach. It's like the esophagus that has been burned by a flame, and it hurts uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Yazov also wanted to applaud Deputy Minister Myrat's courage, but as an enemy, Yazov had to continue to drink until the backbone of the delegation was broken. As soon as the first cup was served, Yazov poured the second cup and handed it to Deputy Minister Myrat. The dark-skinned representative of the Ministry of Defense already blushed and revealed a state of black and red, believing that after a few more vodka drinks, Deputy Minister Myratt would have been talking nonsense.

"This is the second cup, Deputy Minister Myratt, and I hope that the friendship between the two countries will last forever, and that the friendship between us will develop long live." After Yazov finished speaking, he picked up the wine and drank it all. Niu Drink's gesture stunned all the Indian delegation members present. Is this vodka, the Minister of Defense of the USSR has always drunk it as water?

"Can I rest for a while?" Deputy Minister Myratt's tone was already visibly soft-hearted, and he almost begged for mercy in the hope that Yazov would let him go.

"Of course not, now Minister Myratt represents the image of India. If you don't drink it, then there is a good chance that it will affect the image of India. Yazov put his arm around Minister Myrat's shoulder, held out his glass in front of him, and advised him to drink it without hesitation.

"Okay, can't I drink it?" Myratt drank the wine from the glass with a sad face, and then bent down almost with his mouth covered, in a posture of pain. The vodka nearly burned his throat, and after two glasses of hard liquor, Myrat was completely dead.

Seeing this scene, the other members of the delegation were obviously intimidated. Yazov, still shaking the bottle in his hand, asked, "Does anyone else want to drink?" If you don't speak, if you don't speak, you're acquiescing. Come, a glass of wine to the Indian delegation. ”

This was a code issued by Yazov, indicating that the Soviet delegation could play freely. These are the best drinkers selected from the army, and the guys who can continue to fight a bear even if they have three bottles of high-strength vodka.

Under the pressure of the Soviet Union, the Indian delegation appeared to be a little submissive, and drank the wine in the glass with great reluctance. But where did they let these people go so easily, after they drank the small glass, they replaced it with a large goblet, and then poured it to the full.

The Indian delegation wanted to cry without tears, where is this state banquet, it is completely to use wine to give them a dismount. (To be continued.) )